Thursday, August 28, 2008

On August 30th at the Cincinnati Gardens in Cincinnati, OH, former WBO heavyweight champion "Relentless" Lamon Brewster 33-4 (29) will take on former cruiserweight contender Danny Batchelder 25-5-1 (12) in a scheduled twelve round bout for the vacant NABA heavyweight title. Here is an interview from Doghouse Boxing with Lamon...

Benny Henderson Jr.: How does it feel to be getting ready to get back in the ring?

Lamon Brewster: Like I have purpose in life, I feel like I am alive again and with purpose. A man without purpose is a dead man.

BH: You are going to be taking on Danny Batchelder, why Danny?

LB: Well, my promoter told me that it would be a good fight for me, so I went on his word.

BH: Have you seen tape of this guy?

LB: Yeah, I have seen tapes of him.

BH: What are your thoughts?

LB: He is a tough guy, he is not a guy that I feel like I am just going to walk through, but you know at the same time he has never been hit by somebody who punches as hard as I do. James Toney has the speed, but I have the James Toney speed with Mike Tyson power. He has never been hit that hard before.

BH: You are fighting in Cincinnati, OH, at “The Gardens” the place has a rich history in boxing, how does it feel to be fighting there with the history?

LB: I feel like I am a throwback fighter, so really it makes me feel at home. For one, I was born and raised right down the street, so this is a homecoming.

BH: Not only are you going to be fighting, but you are also promoting the card. How do you keep your mind on the fight with you also thinking about the promoting side of it all?

LB: I have a partner by the name Colin Bates, he is handling all that side so I can focus on being ready for the fight. My only concern is the fight with Danny Batchelder.

BH: Is there going to be any difference in Lamon Brewster this time around that we may not have seen before?

LB: Yes, you are going to see a seasoned Lamon Brewster, with the time that I had off I had time to think about my career, and really get a better appreciation for the game of boxing. Yes you are.

BH: You are coming off two consecutive losses, what does that do to your confidence?

LB: It does nothing to me because my first loss, I was not in the condition that I needed to be in and I was half blind. Anybody who knows me knows that I would have won that fight if I would have been in better shape, and not been half blind, but yet, it was called fight of the year. With Klitschko it was totally a different thing, I had been off for fifteen months and I had injured my shoulder in the fight, and I was frustrated behind the injury. He knows I can beat him, I know that I can beat him, but it was rust. You know what, this is a whole new day, I am not looking back, I am only looking forward.

BH: What can the fight fans at The Gardens expect out of Lamon Brewster come fight night?

LB: They can expect to see Lamon Brewster the warrior, Lamon Brewster the left hooker, the true heavyweight champion of the world emerging again out of the ashes.

BH: if you could send a message out to Danny Batchelder what would you say to this cat before the fight?

LB: I wish you the best.

BH: Anything in closing?

LB: I would like to tell people that, don’t let other people dictate in your life what you can and cannot do because God has the final say so in all things.